Posted by KidSpirit Online on August 16, 2023

Artwork by: Emilia Melville, age 13
Written by: Kavya Shah

Time is the answer to most questions. Just broke up with your boyfriend? Time will heal you.

Feeling anxious? The passing of time will help you focus. . . .

Posted by KidSpirit Online on July 26, 2023

By Mac Fabens
Artwork by: Kael Banks, age 18

I have a strong dislike for the phrase “know who you are,” both because it is used so often and because I think it has a completely different meaning from what it is often used to convey.

This phrase is often used in Western movies, . . .

Posted by KidSpirit Online on July 13, 2023

Artwork by: Artwork by: Artur Zhuk, age 13
Written by: Fatima Shafi

1 By the glorious morning light;

2 and by the night when it darkens,

3 your Lord has not forsaken you, nor is He displeased with you,

4 and the Hereafter will indeed be better for you than the present life;

5 soon you will be gratified with what your Lord will give you.

1-5: Surah Duha (The Glorious Morning Light)

The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was when many of us lost or found ourselves. . . .

Posted by KidSpirit Online on June 28, 2023

By Fatima Kazim

Everyone’s life is a story

With love and happiness, failure and glory . . .

Posted by KidSpirit Online on June 14, 2023

Written by: Olga Phaedra Pouppis

In the Cypriot culture I have grown up in, “community” is perhaps one of the most important concepts.

Cyprus is a small country that was occupied by different nations . . .

Posted by KidSpirit Online on May 24, 2023

Artwork by: Arturo De Arrascaeta Penayo, age 12
Written by: Marium Ihsan

December 2020 was dark, gloomy, and especially cold — the fog settled in early in the evening and never disappeared, becoming a constant.

On one of these cold, dark nights my mother had an episode of what a lot of doctors term kaali khaansi, . . .

Posted by KidSpirit Online on May 10, 2023

By Onkar Borde

I still remember the way my grandma narrated the stories of the Ramayana and Mahabharata, some of the most popular mythological legends, when we used to sleep on the roof on hot summer nights.

These ancient mythological legends . . . .

Posted by KidSpirit Online on April 26, 2023

By Ayah Rathore

The concept of life and death has always been an interesting one. A cold, dead mystery surrounds it, one that we’re never sure will ever be solved.

In my faith, uncertainty is certain. . . .

Posted by KidSpirit Online on April 12, 2023

By Nubiana Smiley

Humor is a tool for someone that may feel empty and shallow as if they’re missing a half. Things that may sound stupid or silly release that negativity just by making them laugh.

Expressive movement can be a way to move the body or even just a stance. . . .

Posted by KidSpirit Online on March 30, 2023

By Virginia Rodriguez

There are countable moments that are happily memorable for me.

I had to think for a long time to write about just one happy memory. . . .

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About This Blog

Young people are brimming with vision and prophetic wisdom. This blog features 11- to 17-year-olds in deep and often surprising explorations of spiritual life. Their original writing and artwork was first published in KidSpirit, the sole spiritual magazine by and for global youth. Their words call us to approach eternal questions with wonder. More